If you happen to slide into the side booth at The Tapp — the former Brute on 9 on Broadway in Tarrytown — you’ll have a bird’s-eye view of general manager Jeremy McLellan working the bar. With a cocktail shaker in both hands, he doesn’t miss a beat; while mixing up concoctions, he’s laughing, joking and conversing with the customers at the bar.

Waitress Piper Tyrsdotter will check in to see if you’re OK, and crack a joke before taking off, dreadlocks whipping behind her. It’s a Saturday night and the gastropub is packed, yet she handles the large crowd with ease.

While you’re perusing the cocktail menu (all drinks are $12), you’ll notice a gin and citrus bitters beverage called The Doug, named after “one of their esteemed regulars.” You’ll search for Piper in the crowd to ask her to help your narrow down the list of bottled and draft beers ($3-$7) and see her hugging a regular who just walked in.

This is a neighborhood bar, and when you walk in, you’re more than welcome.

On Friday and Saturday evenings, The Tapp’s mid-30s crowd usually bustles in around 9:30 p.m. Arrive a bit earlier to grab a table and try some of chef Alexa Wilkinson’s twist on bar food. (Just be sure you check the schedule at the Tarrytown Musical Hall; the bar draws a pre-and-post crowd around the show.)

The beer menu lists the usual suspects, but The Tapp also serves some outside-the-box selections featuring some local breweries (of course there’s Captain Lawrence!). If you need help narrowing the list, McLellan and Tyrsdotter will be happy to offer advice and it will be on point — a recommended $7 Victory Golden Monkey was delicious, with notes of ginger and coriander.

Nosh on some small plates like housemade hummus served with sundried tomatoes and a balsamic glaze ($6) or the $10 lemon-garlic sautéed shrimp that sits in a bed of micro greens with a Cajun remoulade.

The menu also features some heartier plates like thin crust pizza ($9) and a $14 charcuterie plate featuring salty meats with fig goat cheese, Port Vein cheddar, Stilton bleu cheese and an olive medley. You may be more drawn to what The Tapp calls a “Sammich: a term reserved for only the holiest and mightiest of all sandwiches.”

Chef Wilkinson delivers again with can’t miss meatball sliders for $12. The $9 “Humdinger,” with hummus, caramelized onions, cilantro, greens and sun dried tomatoes is also a fine runner up. Don’t miss the specials, which feature a soup, salad, entrée and dessert created daily.

While you have your more traditional options like $7 cheesecake, you can also drink your dessert.

The spirited gelato trio for $10, for example, lets you choose three flavors topped with liquor. The chocolate stout float ($8) gets you a pint of Young Double Chocolate Stout with a scoop of gelato — the perfect way to end a meal on a high note.